Sherrod & Elizabeth W Harper Tison/Tyson Bible

Bible in possession of Miss Martha Tyson 
daughter of Sherrod Tyson and Nancy Jane Turnage in 1921. Typed copy 
found in the Collection of Ima Mewborn.


Sherrod Tison, son of Moses Tison and Elizabeth Tison, was born the 8th 
day of January 1785

Elizabeth W. Tison, wife of Sherrod Tison, and daughter of Blanne Harper 
and Elizabeth Harper, was born the 21st day of February, 1791

The time of the birth and names of the children of Sherrod Tison and 
Elizabeth W. Tison, is as follows:

Eliza Tison was born December 7th, 1809

Blanne Harper Tison was born the 17th day of December, 1811

Mary Jones Tison was born January 16th ,1814

Lany Ann Tison was born March 5th, 1816

Naomi Tison was born November 10th, 1818

Sally Jane Tison was born February 3rd, 1821

Peggy Ann Tison was born September 9th, 1822

Sherrod Tison was born November 2nd, 1824

Emily Tison was born September 26th, 1826

Richard T. Turnage, son of Moses and Emily Turnage, was born December 
23rd, 1853

Emma Virginia Turnage, daughter of Moses and Emily Turnage, was born 
December 3rd, 1857

Edward Francis Turnage, son of Moses and Emily Turnage, was born 
December 6th, 1860

Time of births and names of Sherrod and Nancy J. Tison's children, as 
follows:

Elizabeth Williams Tison, daughter of Sherrod and Nancy J. Tison, was 
born the 15th day of November, 1848 or 1849 - (date not clear)

Eliza Macklewain Tison was born the 21st day of November, 1850

Moses Robert Tison was born the 14th day of January, 1854

Richard Albert Tison was born the 11th day of September, 1855

Margaret Olivia Tison was born the 5th day of December, 1858

William Sherrod Tison was born the 10th day of September, 1860

Martha Ella Tison was born the 2nd day of December, 1862

Benjamin Franklin Tison was born the 5th day of December, 1864

James Clifford Tison was born the 13th day of October, 1866

MARRIAGES

Sherrod Tison and Elizabeth W. Harper were married the 1st day of March, 
1809

John May and Eliza Tison were married the 4th day of December, 1828

William May and Mary J. Tison were married the 10th day of December, 
1829

William H. Sheppard and Margaret Ann Tison were married the 22nd day of 
January, 1841

Sherrod Tison and Nancy Jane Turnage were married the 14th day of 
December, 1848

Richard L. Tison and Margaret L. Turnage were married the 12th day of 
January, 1860

Time of the births and names of Sherrod and Elizabeth Tison's 
grandchildren as follows:

Sherrod May, son of John May, was born January 4th, 1829

James Sherrod May, son of William May, was born December 4th, 1830

Elizabeth W. Sheppard, daughter of Henry Sheppard, was born June 21st, 
1842

James Glasgow Sheppard, son of Henry Sheppard, was born February 6th, 
1845

Benjamin Streeter Sheppard, was born December 15th, 1846

Mary Macklewain Sheppard was born October 12th, 1848

James T. Williams and Eliza M. Tison were married the 3rd day of May, 
1870

Moses Turnage and Emily Tison were married May 15th, 1851

DEATHS

Elizabeth W. Tison, daughter of Sherrod and Nancy J. Tison, departed 
this life the 21st day of December, 1855

Sherrod Tison, husband of Nancy J. Tison, departed this life the 29th 
day of December, 1866, in the 42nd year of his age

Nancy Jane Tison, wife of Sherrod Tison, departed this life the 30th day 
of May, 1876, in the 44th year of her age

Moses Robert Tison, son of Sherrod and Nancy J. Tison, departed this 
life the 26th day of June, 1876, in the 22nd year of his age

Elizabeth Harper, wife of Blanne Harper, departed this life the 13th day 
of January, 1820, in her 59th year

Blanne A. Tison, son of Sherrod Tison and Elizabeth W. Tison, departed 
this life the 3rd day of September, 1820

Elizabeth Tison, wife of Moses Tison, departed this life the 15th day of
September, 1820

Blanne Harper departed this life the 18th day of March, 1821, in the 
64th year of his age

Naomi Tison, daughter of Sherrod Tison, departed this life the 7th day 
of October, 1823

Lany Ann Tison departed this life June 25th, 1824

Blanne Harper, Jr. departed this life on the 12th day of February, 1825, 
in his 25th year

Sally Carson, wife of Richard Carson, and daughter of Elizabeth and 
Moses Tison, departed this life the 19th day of December, 1824.

Moses Tison, father of Sherrod Tison, departed this life the 4th day of 
October, 1823, in his 68th year

Benjamin Tison, Esq., departed this life the 4th day of September, 1823

Moses Tison, brother of Sherrod Tison, departed this life Thursday 
Morning the 6th day of November, 1828

Absolum Saunders died the 24th day of November, 1836, in the 57th years 
of her age

James Blow died the 26th day of September, 1836, about 60 years old

Joel Tyson departed this life on the 19th day of November, 1835

Sherrod Tison departed this life the 29th day of March, 1832, being 57 
years, 2 months, and 21 days of age

Zilpha M. Tison departed this life the 26th day of November, 1845, in 
the 15th year of her age

Dicy Jones, wife of Willoughby Jones, died on Sunday, the 11th day of 
September, 1831

Lany Tison wife of Seth Tison, departed this life the 8th day of June, 
1832

Seth Tison departed this life the 4th day of January, 1832

Sally Jane Tison, daughter of Sherrod and Elizabeth Tison departed this 
life the 10th day of August, 1832

Elizabeth W. Tison departed this life Sunday morning, September the 
22nd, 1824

Martha Belcher, wife of Benjamin Belcher, died on Sunday, the 30th day 
of October, 1836, in the 48th year of her age.

Eliza Macklewain Williams, wife of James T. Williams, and daughter of 
Nancy Jane and Sherrod Tyson, departed this life on the 27th day of 
December 1923, at 6:30 o'clock PM in the 73rd year of her age

Benjamin Franklin Tyson, son of Nancy Jane and Sherrod Tyson, departed 
this life on the 1st day of June 1933, at the age of 68

Richard Albert Tyson, son of Nancy Jane and Sherrod Tyson, departed this 
life on the 3rd day of July 1933 at the age of 82.





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